Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Sept. 28, and to commemorate such an important milestone, the restaurant will celebrate with nearly a dozen special events in the months leading up to it.

Last week, planning to write a feature about crab cakes, I sought out Zach Espinosa, chef at Harbor House. We ended up having an in-depth discussion of what makes a great crab cake, the sourcing of crab meat and much more, including a discussion of trends in seafood. So, like a great chef does with an unexpected delivery of a new ingredient, I called an audible and am sharing the entire conversation with you here.